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[OM] Re: Looking for tips when buying an OM-4

Subject: [OM] Re: Looking for tips when buying an OM-4
From: Fernando Gonzalez Gentile <fgnzalez@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:23:35 -0300
I suppose the answer is 'no' (everybody would have shouted Eureka
otherwise) - but I keep asking myself:  does turning s.speed ring to red 60
or B help in any tiny bit this issue with battery drain ?.

Fernando.

John Hermanson wrote:
> Also something to consider:  Between the original OM-4 circuit and the 
> last 4Ti version, Olympus released 2-3 intermediate circuit boards. 
> There have improved battery drain but do NOT turn the self timer off 
> automatically.
>
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> Piers Hemy wrote:
>   
>> I would say you want the OM-4 manual(s), Darin, but keep in mind the
>> following factory notes of variations from the manual for an OM-4 with a
>> circuit from OM-4T:
>>
>> 1. Where the battery check used to stay on until switched off (or the
>> batteries died), the new circuit will shut off in 30 seconds.
>> 2. With the original circuit, the Finder LED lights whenever the flash ready
>> light is on. With the new circuit, the Finder LED "clears" itself (shuts
>> off?) after 120 seconds even if the flash ready light is on.
>> 3. In Auto mode, the original circuit will only fire a T-series flash -- the
>> new circuit will fire any flash if the shutter speed falls below 1/60th
>> second.
>> 4. In the original circuit, the finder must be ON for the memory to be
>> cleared -- with the new circuit, the memory can be cleared even if the
>> display is off. 
>>
>> (Taken from Clint Rumbo's notes on Mark Dapoz' site).
>>
>> But it might be easier to find a 4T manual and make do!
>>
>> --
>> Piers
>>            
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
>> Of Darin
>> Sent: 23 August 2008 08:08
>> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [OM] Re: Looking for tips when buying an OM-4
>>
>>
>> --snip  
>>
>> 2. Since it seems to have the 4Ti circuit, should I be looking for the OM-4
>> manuals, or the 4Ti manual, Or perhaps both?
>>
>> Thanks for all the help,
>> Darin
>>     



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